diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/argspec/route_maps/route_maps.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/argspec/route_maps/route_maps.py
index f2301fd2..66a55f2c 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/argspec/route_maps/route_maps.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/argspec/route_maps/route_maps.py
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ class Route_mapsArgs(object):  # pylint: disable=R0903
                                     },
                                 },
                                 "local_preference": {
-                                "type": "list",
-                                "elements": "dict",
-                                "options": {
-                                    "multiply": {"type": "bool"},
-                                    "increment": {"type": "bool"},
-                                    "decrement": {"type": "bool"},
-                                    "local_preference_number": {"type": "int"}
+                                    "type": "list",
+                                    "elements": "dict",
+                                    "options": {
+                                        "multiply": {"type": "bool"},
+                                        "increment": {"type": "bool"},
+                                        "decrement": {"type": "bool"},
+                                        "local_preference_number": {"type": "int"},
                                     },
                                 },
                                 "attribute_set": {"type": "str"},
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/rm_templates/route_maps.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/rm_templates/route_maps.py
index a9f75e94..85654447 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/rm_templates/route_maps.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/iosxr/rm_templates/route_maps.py
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ def __init__(self, lines=None, module=None):
                         "local_preference_number": "{{ local_preference_number}}",
                         "decrement":"{{ not not decrement }}",
                         "multiply":"{{ not not multiply }}",
-                    }
-                ]
-            }
-        }
-    }
+                    },
+                ],
+            },
+        },
+    },
 },
         {
             "name": "set.aigp_metric",
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_route_maps.py b/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_route_maps.py
index f73e26ab..d1f24d2b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_route_maps.py
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/network/iosxr/test_iosxr_route_maps.py
@@ -1300,10 +1300,12 @@ def test_iosxr_route_maps_parsed_local_pref_variants(self):
                 "global": {
                     "set": {
                         "ospf_metric": 232,
-                        "local_preference":[{'increment': True,                                 'local_preference_number': 100},
-                        {'decrement': True,'local_preference_number': 200},
-                        {"multiply": True , "local_preference_number": 600},
-                        {"increment": True ,"local_preference_number": 900}],                        
+                        "local_preference": [
+                            {"increment": True, "local_preference_number": 100},
+                            {"decrement": True, "local_preference_number": 200},
+                            {"multiply": True, "local_preference_number": 600},
+                            {"increment": True, "local_preference_number": 900},
+                        ],
                     },
                 },
             },